Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-30

/ Ties over WilGi IFS llStltCllOu EAltDQS
are: La Crosse. Monroe. Juneau, Adams.
Vernon. Crawford, Richland. Sank,
| Grant, Iowa. La Fayette and Green.
Cap expresses a determination to en-
force the game law in his territory as
strictly as possible, ana in order that no
one shall be ignorant of tine provisions
of the law we re-publish at his sugges-
ton the following sections which affect
the taking of game and fish in this dis
trict
CHAPTER 374
AN ACT to secure the better preservation of
game.
The people Of TIE State of Wisconsin, represent
! ed in Senate and Assembly do enact as follows:
Section !. II shall be unlawful to take, catch
kill, or have IA possession When killed or taken,
any woodcock, between the first day of December
and the succeeding tenth day of July.
section , 1t shall be unlawful TO take catch,
kin o. have in possession when killed or taken,
any quail partridge. pheasant or ruffled grouse.
prairiehen prairie chicken, sharped tailed
grouse or grouse OF any other variety, snipe,
plover or wild duck Of any variety, or wild goose
or brant of any variety, or any Aquatic FOWL
whatever between the first day OF December
and the succeeding first day of September.
| Section g. 1t shall be unlawful to Kill or take
| bv any means continuance or device whatever,
| o. pursue with intent to kill or take or worry, or
| to hunt with dog or dogs, any deer buck, doe or
! fawn, between the tenth day OF November ana
1 the succeeding first day of October.
! Section L. 1t shall be unlawful at any time to
take, catch or kill or TO attempt to take, eaten or
| kill any Of the animals or birds mentioned in the
| first three sections of this act, bymean 5 of any
| snare, net, trap or spring gun ana II snall also
/ be unlawful at any time TO use IN pursuit OF any
| such animal or bird any pivot or swlvel gun, or
| any other fre-arm not hahitually held at arms
length and discharged from the shoulder
! Section 5. 1t shall be unlawful to take, des-
troy or have in possession the eggs of any OF the
| birds mentioned in this act, or OF any wlldplgeon'
| or to wantonly disturb or modest the nesting
place of any such bird or pigeon, orto Kill wound
| or take any wild pigeon within three miles OF
| pigeon roOst.
Section g. It shall be unlawful to use, in the
pursuit OF any duck, goose, brant or other &C
quatic bird, any sneak boat, sail boat, steam BOAT
or floating raft or box, or any similar device ana
| it shall also be unlawful to construct or use any
| blind in the open water outside the natural
growth Of grass or rushes then and there project
| ing above the water
| Section z. 1t shall be unlawful at any season
| to hunt, shoot catch or pursue any OF the olrds
| or animals mentioned in the first six sections OF
| this act in the night time. or to employ any de-
| vice, means or continuance whatever for eaten,
ing killing or destroying any such bird OF animal
| in the night time.
Section s. 1t shall be unlawful TO kill. take
wound or pursue, purchase or have in possession
when killed or taken. any of the birds or ami
mails mentioned in the first six sections of this
| act with intent to export, carry or convey the
| same, or any part portion of such bird or ami
NAL, beyond the boundaries of this state. In
| determining the question OF intent of any party
| charged under this section, any competent proof
| that the accused has within one year exported
or caused TO be exported or conveyed beyond the
limits OF this state, any bird or animal covered
| by this section, or any part offsueh Drd or AMI
| NAL, shall bereceived prima face evidence OF
| the existence of such unlawful intent charged
| in the complaint or information.
Section g. 1t shalbe unlawful to take catch,
| kill or destroy or have in possession when so
killed taken, any otter. martin. mink or fisher.
| between the first day of May and the succeeding
fifst day of November
Section TO- 1t shall be unlawful to ptffsae,
trap, ersnare kill, any otter, beaver, mink or
| muskfat II other fur bearing animal upon the
| lands or to the middle O. any stream of water
| adjoining la1Ids of another person who is
| gagged in the business UPON such lands, of breed
ing or rearing any such animals.
| Section IL. Any person who shall violate any
| provision of this act shall be guilty of a msde-
| meanor and shall be punished by fine not exceed
ing one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in
| the county Jail not more than six months, or by
| both such fine and imprisonment.
Section II. Sections 4561. 1866 and 1865. and
Ill acts and parts OF acts contravenng the pro-
visions Of this act are hereby repealed. but this
act shall not be held to repeal or suspend the
operation of penal laws Of F1lgca character APP
P1tcabe TO the same subject which are now In
| f0f*A. within local territorial limits. .uai
| Section 49, This act shall take effect and be
in force ftom and after its passage ana pnollca-
lion . ~.
CHAPTER as.
| AN ACT for the protection of fish ia the tdAfi
| waters OF the state.
| The people the state y Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. No person or r,rsofs shall be allow
cd to set place or use al s,Hfyke pound seine,
| dip or other net or snare in tne inland lakes,
rivers or streams Of the state CT Wisconsin (exs
Cept fish known as white fish may bFtaisen with
Q dip net having hoop not exceeding thirty
inches in diameter. between the tcEth day Of
| November and the fifteenth day of December in
/ each YEAR. The inland lakes ris ers or streams
shall be construed as meaning all waters within
the jurisdiction of the state. except Lake Su-
neror. Lake Michigan. Green Bay, Sturgeon
Bay that part of Fox river living between Green
Ray and the dam at Depere and private ponds.
This act shall not be construed to prevent the
catching of minnows, sinners, club, dace. suck
ers or stickleback for bait by means Of dip nets
or seines Of not more thar fifty feet in ZENITH nor
more thau three feet feet in depth.
Section 2. No person or persons shall be
allowed TO FISH for catch or kin with any device
nor shah any person or persons sell or efTer FOR
sale or buy have In their possession any
brook trout mountain trout, rainbow trout
mackinaw tront, pike pickera or black bass dur,
ing their spawning season. The spawning or
closed season shall be construed as follows:
| Brook, rainbow and mountain trout from the
first day of September to the fifteenth dav IF
April Mackinaw trout commonly called lake
trout from the first day of October TO the first
day Of December. Pike commonly called wall.
eyed pike from the first day of April TO the
first day Of May. Pickeral from the first day of
March to the first day of May. and black bass
from the first day of March to the first day of
June. This act shall not be construed to pre-
! vent the buying selling OF fish or possessing
fish during such spawning season that have been
raised in private ponds, or caught in other than
tt G inland waters of the state
| section B. No person persons shall be
| allowed to CATCH kill or take any fish in any of
| the waters OF the state by means OF dynamite.
| or other explosives, or q spear, except that
| spear may be used in the waters OF the Mis-.
| sissipp river and sloughs, and also a spear may
be used in the waters Of Lake Winnebag6, Fox
| and wolf rivers for sturgeon only
| section g. No person shall catch for sale. OF
offer for sale. or barter for the purpose OF shipl
ping ont of the state. any hrnnk rninhnur or